7/6/2023 0 Comments Mobile home wind zone mapIn 1965, these programs merged into one department, creating the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This law was amended in 1937 and again in 1949 which led to the development of several national public housing programs. ![]() This issue goes back to the “New Deal” passed during the Great Depression which enacted the “National Housing Act of 1934” in an attempt to protect homeowners from foreclosure. To better understand where we are today regarding this issue, we need to understand where we came from. So, are mobile/manufactured homes required to comply with the FBC? Yes, and no. Within Florida for example, the law exempts “structures specifically regulated and preempted by the federal government” from the requirements of the Florida Building Code (FBC). Throughout the country, there are several types of structures, which are exempt from the provisions of the Building Code. Many people assume that all buildings are governed by the Building Code, but this is not the case. ![]() Mobile home, Manufactured Building, Manufactured Home, Premanufactured Home, Single-Wide, Double-Wide, Trailer these are all words we tend to use to describe the semi-permanent, transportable, economical structures that many people simply call “home.” However, it is these terms that create the confusion we face when identifying who has jurisdiction over these types of structures.
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